Disinfecting device



Dec. 26, 1922. .Y 1,439,881.

0. C. FUNTAINE.

DISINFECTING DEVICE.

man APR. 11. 192|.

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y To all wfwm fit/may concern.'

Be it known that. L 'OSCAR FoN'riiiN-n,

. a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, residingat Durant7 in the countyofBryanaiid State of *Oklahoma7 have iinvented certain new 'and usefulImprovements in Disintecting Devices, .of which thefollowing is aspecilicat-ion. ,I My invention relates to disinfecting de- /Myl objectis to provide ra device iofidthis. Y character adapted to beheld infrontof an electricfan, so that thecurient of air troni the fan will catchupthe-disiiifeetant,r

vaporize ityand diffuse it throughthe room.

AAnother object is to provide a device ofA ,I this cliaia `iter.in twoforms, one forinbeing ing provided at its open endwith a tlaiedprovidedwithashell or casing enclosing the disinfectant,y and soconstructedthat it can be opened to the current ofairvv when the fan isrunning,andclosedjwhen it isstopped .and the otherform dispensingrwith?thercasing andleaving the disinfectant fully yer posedl totheopenAair so that it willrimpregnate the air in a room togan appreciableldegree even when the fan is not runninggy and, which may. ytherefore beused" in "small rooms without afan. v

Still `another object isto providega-:ldevice of this character adaptedto carry a massgof of the ball; to which ball. if desired, may

be added a casing enclosing ythejloall and adapted to be removablysecured to the .see

curing means of the ball, said casingbeing formed of two hollow shells,with the in- `ner shellv secured to the ball, and the outer shellrotatably mounted on the` inner fshell, said shells being provided withregistering inlet and outlet openings for the 'current of air from theelectric fan, the outershell .be-

.the inner yshell of the casing.

annular flange for .directing the air into the yinletopenings ofthecasing.

The inventionfconsists in certain novel "p-ffeatures i of constructionand arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described andclaimedreference being had to. the accomf panying drawingain which fFig. 1 is a side elevation of my device at# `ftached to an electric fan.y.

vFig. 2 is sectional yviewof the device Lremoved from the fan.

Fig. 3 is ar view lof 'the 4; is a `sectional viewy ofa` box containingthe ballv asl stored therein when not in use.

'lfhemnunieral 1` indicates an electric fan having a protecting shield2forfthewings suitably'secured at one; side to almetallic band 4:, `saidband surrounding anopening in the side of the ball, andprovidedwithL c areticuiatfed bnr.. `removed from the casing and sereni" ferrite@ osceno;ronfriiiivn, or Dunant, oKLeiroii/re.

yof the fan. v'The ball 3 yis formed yof reticulated material,preferably line wire,"

an internal thread to-,receiveva screw plug 5 having` Vhook 6for'engaging theshield 2 of the fan.

The ball 4has a `r shallow pan. 7, sofi cured lto .its under sidepreferably by means of ascrew 8 rigidly secured to the insidcof saiddrip .pan 'by means ofjsoldering or otherwisey and `screwed in vthroughthe meshes of they wire. But ifdesiret, the drip pan maybe'pei'inanently secured `to the ball by a few drops vof solder insteadof by theV screw.

, vrihe inner shell@ ofthe casing isinternally` threaded at its entranceend to remov` vably receive the flat band y10 which hasa centralthreaded opening` for the reception of the screw plug 5 of thefball.This bandol() thus forms a connection between the ball and.v

The outer shell 11 of the casiii'gis rotat- 1 i-ilolypheld. on the innershell by means of a i The two shells suitable plug or rivet 12. l of thecasing are provided with theregisterling inlet openings 13 and theregistering outlet openings 14 forthe passage of air' fromthe fan overthe ball. v y

' The outer shell 11l of the casing is vprovided around its open endwith an outwardly aringyiiange 15 for directing the air from the fanthioughthe inlet openings 13 into the casing. n

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The ball 3 is lilled with a suitable absorbent material andthe plug,` 5screwed in: the absorbent material 1s then saturated with thedisinfectant, and the ball, byY means* of the hook 6, is hung on thelnotectinf.;` shield 2 oi T'he tan, `where it *will be to the blast ,oi'air froinfithe tan. lt' the absorbent material in thebzillphas been eX-cessively charged with the liquid disinfectant, the drip pan Twill catchthe surplus liquidhand,keep it rtroni dri,pping,and will retain it tillit is used up by the current of air passing` over the ball.

When it is desir-edt@ use the casing in connection `with the ball, thecasing is 'connected to the ball byineans ofthe band 10, as shown inFig. 2, and then the flared iiange 15 will catch the current of air4troni the fan and direct it through the inlet openings 18 into contactwith the ball as it passes toward the outlet openings 14 in the ,end ofthe casing. v t

The quantity ot' air passing through the casiiig'inay be regulated .by asuitable rotaitable adjustrnent ofthe outer casingll` to the innercasing, hso as toregulate the inlet and outlet` openings. i

lVhen not in use the inlet and outlet openings are, entirelyA closed.

The Inoveinentot the outer shell upon lthe inner is ylir'oited lby asmall screw or pintle 1G rigidly secured -tothe innerfshell,

and projecting` out through a slot 17 oi' the outer shell. 7 v f l/Vhenythe casingy is not employed, but the ball 3 only is used, I provide aboi; 1,8 'tor the reception of the ball when not in use,y

so that the saine will not be exposed to the exposedv air: for it willbe seen that my ccnstrucH tion is such that the ball can be used pa.-rately, land the casing added it desired. f ln this Way, the deviceconsistsessentially of three parts when disassembled-the ball 3, the'two shellsQ and 11, and the ilat band lO for connecting'the ball withthe inside shell.`

`Having thus described iny invention, what l clainiy as new and desireto protect by Letters JPatent is l. ln a device ot" the characterdescribed` e hollow ballitorined oit' reticulated material and havinginside thereof absorbent inaterial adapted to be inoistened with anevaporable Vfluid, said ball having an opeijiing for the insertionthereinto ot said absorbent .material and being. provided vith a drippan for excess Huid; a band secured. in said opening; plug adapted to bereceived-into said band; and ineans carriec `by said;l plug 'forAengaging;Y the 4guard. of en electric an.

2. Inl devicesv oit the character described, a perforated container forabsorbent material; acasing for said container, and means forsupporting' the sainein front of an elece tric fan with the end or" thecasing next the tan closed, said casingvhaving peripheral openings inits portion adjacent said closed end for the entrance of air from thefan end having` openings at its other end tor thel escape of said',air,.said peripheralopenings being'disposed at ey sharp angle to thenatura-l line of travel if the current oit air escaping` `troni the fan;said casing being provided at the rear or said peripheral openings withailared ,annularl flange' opening "tini'ardf the vfen Yfor directing theair from the fan into said inlet openingsoilr the casing. i

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.in testimony whereof ,l a'lliX nir signa-

